Nov 02, 2023 | Darren Danylyshen | 163 views
U13 Stars struggle against a dominant Lindsay Muskie Squad
The Newcastle Stars travelled to
Lindsay to face a very strong Lindsay U13 squad Wednesday night, November 1st.
Despite being down a whole forward line because of illness, the Stars tried to
hold off the Muskies who lead the league in wins and goals and are sitting in
first overall. Lindsay is currently undefeated.
Lindsay’s
squad of all major players took to the Stars almost immediately. Perhaps it was
because of all of the missing bodies or the disruptive chemistry of line juggling
and switching, the Stars were scrambling all night to keep the Muskies at bay.
Much of the game, sadly, was played in the Stars end and goaltender Brennan
Haslam was truly incredible this game. Haslam stood on his head trying to keep
the many, many Lindsay shots out of the net. The stars missed coverage
assignments, frequently gave Lindsay two on ones, and breakaways. The game was
out of reach by the end of the second period. Haslam did what he could against
an incredible Lindsay squad who played positionally, passed often, and did one-timer
after one-timer. The Stars are now 2-2-1
on the season and still face some very tough competition against Brock on Saturday
and Haliburton Highlands next Thursday. Here’s hoping the Stars get healthy and
put together some strong efforts in those games. GO STARS!